The sunshine comes from lonesome valleyAnd all alone I must remainWhile far away through lonesome vallayComes a dying cry of the midnight train

How many tears how many sorrowHow many hearts are died in painWhose love today is gone tomorrowCarried away on that midnight train[ fiddle - dobro ]We shared our love in sweet surrenderWith happy tears and hidden painFor well we knew our dream was endingAnd you must go on that midnight train

That heart burns low the song is dyingAnd only memories remainThe teardrops flow my heart keeps cryingWhen I hear the wail of the midnight train